645
Rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
top 7 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] burgermeister@lemm.ee 42 points 8 months ago

Everyone's days are numbered, it's called being mortal you silly dumb-dumb.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

I bet "your days are numbered" is one of the most racist things an elf can say to a half-elf..

[-] Delta_V@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago

"You'll pay for that!"

Yes, I know how stores work.

[-] niktemadur@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

A more compelling viewpoint was proposed by Woody Allen, back in his standup comedy days of the 1960s:
"Why are our days numbered, and not say... lettered?"

[-] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Because Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory XIII decided on this when they made the calendar we use today. And nobody dared to say no to them.

[-] onion@feddit.de 3 points 8 months ago

The irony of using letters to refer to that Greg

[-] Gladaed@feddit.de 3 points 8 months ago

A number doesnt become a mere word, just because you representatives it in another way. A American style 1 also isnt A letter (written as "I")

this post was submitted on 03 Mar 2024
645 points (100.0% liked)

196

16509 readers
2284 users here now

Be sure to follow the rule before you head out.

Rule: You must post before you leave.

^other^ ^rules^

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS